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Rao, R., C.P. Mazza, J. Ameroso, Q.M. Ketterings, and H. Krol (2008). New York City Soil Sample Survey (2002-2006). CSS Extension Bulletin E08-2. 55 pages.

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Home & Community Garden 2002-2006 Soil Sample Survey

NEW YORK CITY Bronx, Queens, Kings,

Richmond and Manhattan

Samples analyzed by the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory (CNAL)

Renuka Rao, Charlie Mazza, John Ameroso

Quirine M. Ketterings, and Hettie Krol

Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory http://www.css.cornell.edu/soiltest/newindex.asp

Nutrient Management Spear Program http://nmsp.css.cornell.edu/

Rao, R., C.P. Mazza, J. Ameroso, Q.M. Ketterings, and H. Krol (2008). New York City Soil Sample Survey (2002-2006). CSS Extension Bulletin E08-2. 55 pages.

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Home & Community Garden Soil Sample Survey

NEW YORK CITY Bronx, Queens, Kings,

Richmond and Manhattan Samples analyzed by CNAL in 2002-2006

Renuka Rao Director, Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 804 Bradfield Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853

Charles P. Mazza

Senior Extension Associate (retired) Department of Horticulture

John Ameroso Extension Associate,

Cornell Cooperative Extension of NYC

Quirine M. Ketterings and Hettie Krol Nutrient Management Spear Program Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

March 30, 2008

Correct Citation:

Rao, R., C.P. Mazza, J. Ameroso, Q.M. Ketterings, and H. Krol (2008). Soil sample survey of New York City. Samples analyzed by the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory (2002-2006). CSS Extension Bulletin E08-2. 55 pages.

Roa, R., C.P. Mazza, Q.M. Ketterings, and H. Krol (2008). Home and community garden soil samples survey of New York City. CSS Extension Bulletin E08-02. 55 pages.

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction to New York City Gardens and Soils..........................................................1 2. General Survey Summary................................................................................................3 3. Crops/Plants...................................................................................................................11

3.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................11 3.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................11 3.3 Kings........................................................................................................................12 3.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................12 3.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................13

4. Soil Types ......................................................................................................................14 4.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................14 4.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................14 4.3 Kings........................................................................................................................14 4.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................15 4.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................15

5. Organic Matter...............................................................................................................16 5.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................16 5.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................17 5.3 Kings........................................................................................................................18 5.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................19 5.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................20

6. pH ..................................................................................................................................21 6.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................21 6.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................22 6.3 Kings........................................................................................................................23 6.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................24 6.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................25

7. Phosphorus.....................................................................................................................26 7.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................26 7.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................27 7.3 Kings........................................................................................................................28 7.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................29 7.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................30


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8. Potassium.......................................................................................................................31 8.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................31 8.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................33 8.3 Kings........................................................................................................................35 8.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................37 8.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................39

9. Magnesium ....................................................................................................................41 9.1 Bronx .......................................................................................................................41 9.2 Queens .....................................................................................................................42 9.3 Kings........................................................................................................................43 9.4 Richmond.................................................................................................................44 9.5 Manhattan ................................................................................................................45

10. Iron...............................................................................................................................46 10.1 Bronx .....................................................................................................................46 10.2 Queens ...................................................................................................................46 10.3 Kings......................................................................................................................47 10.4 Richmond...............................................................................................................47 10.5 Manhattan ..............................................................................................................48

11. Manganese ...................................................................................................................49 11.1 Bronx .....................................................................................................................49 11.2 Queens ...................................................................................................................49 11.3 Kings......................................................................................................................50 11.4 Richmond...............................................................................................................50 11.5 Manhattan ..............................................................................................................51

12. Zinc ..............................................................................................................................52 12.1 Bronx .....................................................................................................................52 12.2 Queens ...................................................................................................................52 12.3 Kings......................................................................................................................53 12.4 Richmond...............................................................................................................53 12.5 Manhattan ..............................................................................................................54

Appendix: Cornell Crop Codes .........................................................................................55


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1. Introduction to New York City Gardens and Soils

New York City is made up of five political boroughs that are also counties. New York City is an archipelago of islands along the Atlantic Ocean, with only a small part (the Bronx) on the mainland, north of the islands. Manhattan and Richmond (Staten Island) are separate islands, while Kings (Brooklyn) and Queens are boroughs/counties on the larger Long Island. A ridge along the northern end of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens (and extends eastward on Long Island) marks the terminal moraine of the last glacial period, making the land south of this ridge an outwash plain. Prior to the rapid residential and commercial development of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, large parts of the outwash plains formed good, flat agricultural land. The native soils vary from sandy along the Atlantic Ocean coast to a wider range of soil types in the constructed areas. Much of Manhattan Island, for instance, consists of fill from other sites. Some of the fill extended the shoreline of the islands; in many cases, the fill came from excavating for subways and large buildings with deep foundations and lower level construction. Bedrock in Manhattan is deep enough to carry the weight of the skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan (near the Wall Street Financial District) and mid-town (near the Rockefeller Center and Times Square Area). The area in between (Greenwich Village and Chelsea) has much shallower bedrock, which disallows for the construction of tall skyscrapers in that area. There is one educational farm in Queens (on the Nassau County border). On Staten Island there are two farms: (1) Gericke Farm, which is part of Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, and (2) the Decker Farm. The Gericke Farm is 22 acres, of which 2 acres of sandy-loam soil is farmed by a local school. The Decker Farm is 16 acres of which 8 acres of clay-loam soil. This farm is part of Historic Richmond Town and currently farmed by participants in a Cornell Cooperative Extension project with GreenMarkets called the "New Farmer Development Project". The two Staten Island farms are original farms dating back to the late 1700's or early 1800's. The Riker's Island prison project, which had up to 12 acres in the 1980's, is now a garden program due to new construction on the island. The newest urban farm in Red Hook, Brooklyn, consists of one and a half acres of compost/soil mix on top of a City Parks Department playground. John Bowne High


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School in Queens, has two acres of mixed production on clay loam soils. Most edible and non-edible plants, however, are grown in home gardens and community gardens. Home gardens abound in all boroughs, but especially in residential neighborhoods in Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond Counties. Community gardens – publicly owned land used to grow plants by groups of people – exist in all five boroughs (counties) of New York City but tend to be most abundant in areas where land is less desirable for construction and land values are depressed. The areas where many of the community gardens were established were often rubble strewn (brick, mortar, asphalt pieces, etc.) from remnants of former buildings. In many cases, where community gardens are permitted for group use, new soil is brought in from outside New York City and poured into constructed raised beds. Issues concerning heavy metals from lead paint and other debris on these formerly abandoned sites have prompted caution. Community gardens often, but not always, grow edible plants, which might be contaminated if lead or other heavy metals were absorbed by the plants. Soil testing will be useful in determining both nutrient needs and potential contamination issues.

Charles P. Mazza Senior Extension Associate (retired)

Department of Horticulture Cornell University

John Amoroso

Extension Associate Cornell Cooperative Extension

New York City


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2. General Survey Summary This survey summarizes the soil test results from community garden and home garden soil samples from the Bronx, Queens, Kings, Richmond and Manhattan counties submitted for analyses to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory (CNAL) during 2002-2006. The total number of samples analyzed in these years in New York City and vicinity amounted to 46 (Bronx), 113 (Queens), 215 (Kings), 85 (Richmond) and 151 (Manhattan) resulting in a total of 610 samples over the 5 year period (Table 1). Table 1: Total number of home and community garden samples submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in 2002-2006.

Bronx Queens Kings Richmond Manhattan Total (%)

2002 8 15 21 31 81 156 (26%) 2003 9 14 47 37 55 162 (27%) 2004 6 33 42 11 4 96 (16%) 2005 17 11 58 4 4 94 (15%) 2006 6 40 47 2 7 102 (17%) Total 46 (8%) 113 (19%) 215 (35%) 85 (14%) 151 (25%) 610 (100)

Twenty-nine percent of the home and community garden samples were submitted to obtain soil fertility data and recommendations for lawns. Seventeen percent of the identified samples were for ornamentals adapted to soils that are slightly acid to calcareous (SAG, pH 6.0-7.5) while 15% were for perennials. Another 10% of the samples identified mixed vegetables as the target plants (Table 2). Six percent of the samples were sent in for ornamentals adapted to low pH levels (acidic, pH 4.5-6.0). The remaining samples requested recommendations for athletic fields, cemeteries, flowering plants, roses, and other plants including fruit trees, grapes, herbs, etc. Samples submitted from New York City were mostly sandy loam (soil management group 4), accounting for 36% of the samples, while silt loam (soil management group 3), accounted for 35% of the samples. See Table 3 for a more detailed description of the soil management groups and Table 4 for a distribution of samples among the soil management groups. Seventeen percent of the samples represented soil management group 5 which consists of sandy soils. Another twelve percent of the soils represented silty soils belonging to soil management group 2. None of the samples classified as clay or muck soils.


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Table 2: Number of samples submitted for soil fertility analyses and recommendations per crop/plant grown in home or community gardens in NYC in 2002-2006.

Bronx Queens Kings Rich-mond

Man- hattan

Total (%)

ALG Ornamentals (pH 4.5-6.0) 0 7 11 2 17 37 (6)ATF Athletic Field 1 5 3 0 6 15 (3) CEM Cemetery 0 20 1 0 0 21 (3)COS Corn Silage 3 0 4 0 0 7 (1)FLA Flowering Annuals 4 1 9 0 10 24 (4)GRA Grapes 0 1 0 0 1 2 (<1)HRB Herbs 0 0 4 0 0 4 (1)IDL Idle land 0 1 0 0 0 1 (<1)LAW Lawn 13 21 39 53 48 174 (29)MVG Mixed vegetables 7 14 34 6 2 63 (10)OTH Other 4 3 18 1 5 31 (5)PER Perennials 5 16 46 9 14 90 (15)PRK Park 0 0 1 0 6 7 (1) ROS Roses 1 1 1 0 1 4 (1)ROU Rough turf 0 1 0 0 0 1 (<1)SAG Ornamentals (pH 6.0-7.5) 4 18 35 8 41 106 (17)SPB Spring flowering bulbs 0 1 5 0 0 6 (1)TRF Tree fruits 0 0 2 0 0 2 (<1)? Unknown (not specified) 4 3 2 6 0 15 (2)Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Table 3: Soil management groups for New York State.

1 Fine-textured soils developed from clayey lake sediments and medium- to fine-textured soils developed from lake sediments.

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Medium- to fine-textured soils developed from calcareous glacial till and medium-textured to moderately fine-textured soils developed from slightly calcareous glacial till mixed with shale and medium-textured soils developed in recent alluvium.

3 Moderately coarse textured soil developed from glacial outwash and recent alluvium and medium-textured acid soil developed on glacial till.

4 Coarse- to medium-textured soils formed from glacial till or glacial outwash.

5 Coarse- to very coarse-textured soils formed from gravelly or sandy glacial outwash or glacial lake beach ridges or deltas.

6 Organic or muck soils with more than 80% organic matter.


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Table 4: Number of home and community garden samples per soil management group (SMG) submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory during 2002-2006. The soil management groups (Table 3) impact availability of potassium and the recommendations.

SMG Bronx Queens Kings Richmond Manhattan Total (%)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 2 6 13 21 20 16 76 (12) 3 20 43 60 56 32 211 (35) 4 12 41 89 8 70 220 (36) 5 8 16 45 1 33 103 (17) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Levels of organic matter varied widely in the soils that were submitted for analysis. Twenty eight percent of the samples had organic matter levels between 3 and 4%. Organic matter levels in the intervals of 2-3% and greater than 7% both had 19% of the samples, together accounting for 38% percent of the total samples submitted. Thirteen percent of the samples fell in the range of 4-5% organic matter while, 8% of the samples had less than 2% organic matter. Thirteen percent of the samples had organic matter levels between 5 and 7% (Table 5). Table 5: Distribution of samples per organic matter level for home and community garden samples from New York City submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory during 2002-2006. Organic Matter (%) Bronx Queens Kings Richmond Manhattan Total (%)

<1 0 0 3 3 0 6 (1)1.0-1.9 3 16 13 6 4 42 (7)2.0-2.9 10 28 29 26 26 119 (19)3.0-3.9 7 34 68 20 40 169 (28)4.0-4.9 6 12 39 4 20 81 (13)5.0-5.9 3 8 21 4 12 48 (8)6.0-6.9 3 7 9 3 9 31 (5)>6.9 14 8 33 19 40 114 (19) Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity. Some plants are adapted to lower pH while others grow best on higher pH soils (generally pH 6 and over). Table 6 shows examples of ornamentals adapted to low versus higher pH status.


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Table 6: Ornamentals adapted pH less than or greater than pH 6.0. Adapted to pH 4.5-6.0

Azalea, Bayberry, Bigleaf Hydrangea, Chokeberry, Franklina, Holly, Inkberry, Leucothoe, Mountain Laurel, Oak, Pachistima, Pieris, Rhododendron, Sheep Laurel, Sourwood, Spicebush, Winterberry.

Adapted to pH 6.0-7.5

Abelia, Almond, Ajuga, Arborvitae, Ash, Barberry, Beautybush, Birch (White), Bittersweet, Boxwood, Chastetree, Chestnut, Clematis, Coralberry, Cotoneaster, Crabapple, Cranberry bush, Cypress, Daphne, Deutiza, Dogwood, Enkianthus, Euonymus, Firethorn, Fir, Forsythia, Fringe Tree, Germander, Ginko, Golden Chain, Hawthorn, Hemlock, Hollygrape, Honey Locust, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Hydrangea, Hypericum, Ivy, Jetbead, Juniper, Larch, Lilac, Linden, Magnolia, Maple, Mockorange, Oak (English, Scarlet, Turkey), Pea Shrub, Pine, Plum (Flowering), Privet, Quince, Redbud, Rose of Sharon, Sassafras, Spirea, Spruce, Sweet Gum, Sweet Shrub, Sycamore, Tulip Tree, Tupelo (Gum), Va. Creeper, Viburnum, Vinca, Walnut, Wayfaring Tree, Weigela, Willow, Wisteria, Witch Hazel, Yellow-wood, Yew.

Home and community garden samples had a wide range of pH values (Table 7). Four percent of the samples analyzed had a pH less than 5. Thirteen percent of sample results had a pH between 5 and 6, while 81% of the samples accounted for pH levels in the range of 6 to 8. Very high pH values of 8 and higher (calcareous soils) were found for 3% of the samples. Table 7: Number of samples in each of the pH classes for home and community garden soils submitted between 2002-2006. pH Bronx Queens Kings Richmond Manhattan Total (%) <4.5 0 0 2 2 2 6 (1) 4.5-4.9 4 2 6 3 1 16 (3) 5.0-5.4 3 5 9 3 5 25 (4) 5.5-5.9 2 11 27 2 12 54 (9) 6.0-6.4 4 25 32 14 34 109 (18) 6.5-6.9 15 43 56 17 40 171 (28) 7.0-7.4 15 17 51 28 37 148 (24) 7.5-7.9 3 9 26 13 18 69 (11) 8.0-8.4 0 1 5 3 2 11 (2) >8.4 0 0 1 0 0 1 (<1) Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Extractable nutrients such as phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) were measured using the Morgan chemical extraction


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solution and method. This solution contains sodium acetate buffered at a pH of 4.8. Other extraction methods exist that give very different results. Soil test phosphorus levels of <1 lb P/acre are classified as very low. Between 1-3 lbs P/acre is low. Medium is between 4-8 lbs P/acre. High testing soils have P levels between 9 and 39 lbs P/acre and soils with 40 lbs P/acre or more are classified as very high. Of the 610 samples submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory between 2002 and 2006, none tested very low in phosphorus. Four percent of the samples tested high in phosphorus, while 60% of the soils were classified as very high in phosphorus (Table 8). This meant that for 90% of the soils tested, for most plants, no additional phosphorus fertilizer would be needed for proper plant growth and soil health. Table 8: Distribution of samples over different soil phosphorus availability classes for home and community garden soils submitted between 2002-2006. Soil test phosphorus levels of <1 lb P/acre are classified as very low. Between 1-3 lbs P/acre is low. Medium is between 4-8 lbs P/acre. High testing soils have P levels between 9 and 39 lbs P/acre and soils with 40 lbs P/acre or more are classified as very high.

Soil Test Classification Bronx Queens Kings Rich-mond

Man-hattan Total (%)

lbs P/acre <1 Very Low 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0)1-3 Low 0 4 1 20 1 26 (4)4-8 Medium 2 9 5 13 6 35 (6)9-39 High 19 45 58 22 39 183 (30)40-60 Very High 6 23 32 10 29 100 (16)61-80 Very High 8 13 25 3 23 72 (12)81-100 Very High 0 6 23 3 16 48 (8)101-150 Very High 2 5 40 6 13 66 (11)151-200 Very High 3 2 12 2 2 21 (3)>200 Very High 6 6 19 6 22 59 (10)Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Classifications for potassium in soils throughout the entire state of New York depend on soil management group. The fine-textured soils of soil management group 1 contain a lot of potassium-containing clay and have as a result a greater K supplying capacity than the coarse-textured sandy soils of soil management group 5. Because of these differences in potassium supplying capacity among soils of different origins (soil management groups as outlined in Table 3), the classifications and interpretations for potassium availability


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differ among the six groups. This is shown in Table 9. So for example for soils in soil management group 3, <45 lbs K/acre in the soil test means the soil is very low in K. If the soil test is between 45 and 79 lbs K/acre the soil is classified as low in potassium. Between 80 and 119 lbs K/acre is considered medium; between 120 and 199 lbs K/acre is high, and >199 lbs K/acre is classified as very high in plant available potassium (Table 9). Table 9: Potassium soil test interpretations for New York State soils.

Cornell Potassium Soil Test (Morgan extraction in lbs K/acre) Soil Management Group Very Low Low Medium High Very High

1 <35 35-64 65-94 95-149 >149 2 <40 40-69 70-99 100-164 >164 3 <45 45-79 80-119 120-199 >199 4 <55 55-99 100-149 150-239 >239

5 and 6 <60 60-114 115-164 165-269 >269 Of the samples submitted during 2002-2006 from New York City, 6% were classified as very low or low in potassium availability (Table 10). Twelve percent were classified as medium in potassium, while 30% showed high levels. Fifty two percent of the submitted samples had very high levels of potassium. Therefore, 82% of the tested samples were high or very high in potassium availability, where for many crops and non-edible plants, very little or no additional potassium fertilizer would be recommended. Table 10: Number of samples in each of the potassium soil fertility classes for home and community garden samples from New York City submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in 2002-2006. The classification (low, medium, etc.) of the actual soil tests depend on the specific soil and its soil management group (see Tables 3 and 9).

Classification Bronx Queens Kings Richmond Manhattan Total (%)

Very Low 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0)Low 0 1 6 2 0 9 (2)Medium 0 2 3 0 1 6 (1)High 3 32 31 5 16 87 (14)Very High 43 78 175 78 134 508 (83)Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Soils test very low for magnesium if Morgan extractable Mg is less than 20 lbs Mg/acre. Low testing soils have 20-65 lbs Morgan Mg per acre. Soils with 66-100 lbs Mg/acre test medium for magnesium. High testing soils have 101-199 lbs Mg/acre while soils with


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more than 200 lbs Mg/acre in the Morgan extraction are classified as very high in Mg. None of the soil samples submitted to the laboratory tested very low in magnesium; most of the samples tested high (14%) or very high (83%). Two percent tested low while, one percent tested medium for magnesium availability (Table 11). Thus, also magnesium deficiency is unlikely to occur in many soils in New York City. Table 11: Number of samples in each of the magnesium soil fertility classes for home and community garden samples from New York City submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in 2002-2006.

Soil test Classification Bronx Queens Kings Rich-mond


lbs Mg/acre <20 Very low 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0)20-65 Low 0 1 6 2 0 9 (2)66-100 Medium 0 2 3 0 1 6 (1)101-199 High 3 32 31 5 16 87 (14)200+ Very high 43 78 175 78 134 508 (83)Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Soils with more than 50 lbs Morgan extractable iron per acre test excessive for iron. Anything lower than 50 lbs Fe/acre is considered normal. Of the 610 samples collected 582 (95%) samples classified as normal in iron availability (Table 12). The remainder had excessive levels of iron for optimal plant growth. Table 12: Number of samples testing normal or excessive for iron for home and community garden samples from New York City submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in 2002-2006.



lbs Fe/acre <50 Normal 42 110 206 80 144 582 (95)50+ Excessive 4 3 9 5 7 28 (5)Total Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Soils with more than 100 lbs Morgan extractable manganese per acre are classified as excessive in Mn. Anything less than 100 lbs Mn per acre is classified as normal. Of the 610 samples, 584 (96%) were classified as normal in manganese availability (Table 13).


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The remaining soil samples classified as excessive levels of manganese availability for optimal plant growth. Table 13: Number of samples testing normal or excessive for manganese for home and community garden samples from New York City submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in 2002-2006.



lbs Mn/acre <100 Normal 39 111 210 77 147 584 (96)100+ Excessive 7 2 5 8 4 26 (4)Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

Soils with less than 0.5 lb zinc per acre in the Morgan extraction are classified as low in Zn. Medium testing soils have between 0.5 and 1 lb of Morgan extractable Zn per acre. If more than 1 lb of Zn/acre is extracted with the Morgan solution, the soil tests high in Zn. For the home and community garden samples all of the samples (100%) tested high in zinc (Table 14). Table 14: Number of samples testing low, medium or high in zinc for iron for home and community garden samples from New York City submitted to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in 2002-2006.



lbs Zn/acre <0.5 Low 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0)0.5-1.0 Medium 0 0 0 0 0 (0)>1.0 High 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)Total 46 113 215 85 151 610 (100)

In the following sections, the summary tables for each of the soil fertility indicators described above are given. The appendix contains the crop codes used in section 3.


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3. Crops/Plants

3.1 Bronx Plants/crops for which recommendations were requested by homeowners:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %

ATF 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 COS 1 0 1 1 0 3 7 FLA 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 LAW 0 2 4 4 3 13 28 MVG 3 2 1 1 0 7 15 OTH 1 1 0 0 2 4 9 PER 0 0 0 4 1 5 11 ROS 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 SAG 3 0 0 1 0 4 9 Unknown 0 4 0 0 0 4 9 Total 8 9 6 17 6 46 100

See Appendix for Cornell crop codes.

3.2 Queens Crops for which recommendations were requested by homeowners:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %

ALG 1 4 0 2 0 7 6 ATF 0 0 4 0 1 5 4 CEM 0 0 20 0 0 20 18 FLA 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 GRA 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 IDL 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 LAW 3 3 2 3 10 21 19 MVG 6 1 1 2 4 14 12 OTH 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 PER 0 0 1 0 15 16 14 ROS 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 ROU 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 SAG 2 3 3 4 6 18 16 SPB 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Unknown 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 Total 15 14 33 11 40 113 100



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3.3 Kings Crops for which recommendations were requested by homeowners:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %

ALG 0 6 1 2 2 11 5 ATF 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 CEM 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 COS 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 FLA 0 3 2 3 1 9 4 HRB 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 LAW 1 14 8 12 4 39 18 MVG 1 7 6 11 9 34 16 OTH 2 0 13 1 2 18 8 PER 10 0 3 17 16 46 21 PRK 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ROS 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 SAG 2 8 6 9 10 35 16 SPB 3 1 0 0 1 5 2 TRF 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Unknown 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 Total 21 47 42 58 47 215 100


3.4 Richmond Crops for which recommendations were requested by homeowners:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %

ALG 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 LAW 24 25 1 1 2 53 62 MVG 1 4 0 1 0 6 7 OTH 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 PER 1 0 8 0 0 9 11 SAG 5 0 1 2 0 8 9 Unknown 0 6 0 0 0 6 7 Total 31 37 11 4 2 85 100



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3.5 Manhattan Crops for which recommendations were requested by homeowners:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %

ALG 15 0 1 1 0 17 11 ATF 0 6 0 0 0 6 4 FLA 2 7 0 1 0 10 7 GRA 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 LAW 19 28 1 0 0 48 32 MVG 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 OTH 0 3 1 0 1 5 3 PER 10 2 0 1 1 14 9 PRK 5 0 0 0 1 6 4 ROS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 SAG 27 8 1 1 4 41 27 Total 81 55 4 4 7 151 100



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4. Soil Types

4.1 Bronx Soil types (soil management groups) for home and garden samples:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %

SMG 1 (clayey) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMG 2 (silty) 2 1 0 0 3 6 13 SMG 3 (silt loam) 1 3 4 10 2 20 43 SMG 4 (sandy loam) 4 3 1 4 0 12 26 SMG 5 (sandy) 1 2 1 3 1 8 17 SMG 6 (mucky) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 9 6 17 6 46 100

4.2 Queens Soil types (soil management groups) for home and garden samples:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %


4.3 Kings Soil types (soil management groups) for home and garden samples:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %



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4.4 Richmond Soil types (soil management groups) for home and garden samples:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %


4.5 Manhattan Soil types (soil management groups) for home and garden samples:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total %



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5. Organic Matter

5.1 Bronx Number of home and garden samples within each % organic matter range:

<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 8 2003 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 9 2004 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 6 2005 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 6 17 2006 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 Total 0 3 10 7 6 3 3 14 46

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Lowest: 2.0 2.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 Highest: 9.3 9.1 11.6 21.4 11.9 Mean: 4.5 5.0 6.8 8.5 4.1 Median: 3.9 3.8 6.3 5.2 3.0

Percent of home and garden samples within each % organic matter range:

<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 0 25 25 13 0 13 25 100 2003 0 0 44 11 11 0 0 33 100 2004 0 0 17 0 17 17 17 33 100 2005 0 6 12 12 18 12 6 35 100 2006 0 36 17 33 0 0 0 17 100 Total 0 7 22 15 13 7 7 30 100


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5.2 Queens Number of home and garden samples within each % organic matter range:

<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 15 2003 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 2 14 2004 0 3 12 8 4 4 1 1 33 2005 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 1 11 2006 0 11 8 12 2 2 3 2 40 Total 0 16 28 34 12 8 7 8 113

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 7 7 33 20 7 13 13 100 2003 0 0 43 14 14 7 7 14 100 2004 0 9 36 24 12 12 3 3 100 2005 0 9 9 64 9 0 0 9 100 2006 0 28 20 30 5 5 8 5 100 Total 0 14 25 30 11 7 6 7 100


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5.3 Kings Number of home and garden samples within each % organic matter range:

<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 4 1 5 4 2 2 3 21 2003 1 5 5 15 7 4 3 7 47 2004 0 1 7 17 7 4 1 5 42 2005 1 2 7 15 14 6 2 11 58 2006 1 1 9 16 7 5 1 7 47 Total 3 13 29 68 39 21 9 33 215

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 19 5 24 19 10 10 14 100 2003 2 11 11 32 15 9 6 15 100 2004 0 2 17 40 17 10 2 12 100 2005 2 3 12 26 24 10 3 19 100 2006 2 2 19 34 15 11 2 15 100 Total 1 6 13 32 18 10 4 15 100


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5.4 Richmond Number of home and garden samples within each % organic matter range:

<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 3 1 12 6 0 1 1 7 31 2003 0 5 10 10 3 1 0 8 37 2004 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 2 11 2005 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2006 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Total 3 6 26 20 4 4 3 19 85

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 10 3 39 19 0 3 3 23 100 2003 0 14 27 27 8 3 0 22 100 2004 0 0 18 27 0 18 18 18 100 2005 0 0 0 25 25 0 0 50 100 2006 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 Total 4 7 31 24 5 5 4 22 100


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5.5 Manhattan Number of home and garden samples within each % organic matter range:

<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 1 13 16 10 8 4 29 81 2003 0 2 11 21 7 4 5 5 55 2004 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 2005 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2006 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 7 Total 0 4 26 40 20 12 9 40 151

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1% 1.0-1.9

2.0-2.9

3.0-3.9

4.0-4.9

5.0-5.9

6.0-6.9

>6.9 Total

2002 0 1 16 20 12 10 5 36 100 2003 0 4 20 38 13 7 9 9 100 2004 0 25 25 25 0 0 0 25 100 2005 0 0 0 25 25 0 0 50 100 2006 0 0 14 14 29 0 0 43 100 Total 0 3 17 26 13 8 6 26 100


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6. pH

6.1 Bronx Number of home and garden samples within each pH range:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Lowest: 5.4 6.1 5.3 4.7 6.6 Highest: 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.6 Mean: - - - - - Median: 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.1

Percent of home and garden samples within each pH range:

<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 13 13 13 25 38 0 0 0 100 2003 0 0 0 0 22 22 56 0 0 0 100 2004 0 0 17 17 17 33 0 17 0 0 100 2005 0 24 6 0 0 41 24 6 0 0 100 2006 0 0 0 0 0 33 50 17 0 0 100 Total 0 9 7 4 9 33 33 7 0 0 100

<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 8 2003 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 9 2004 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 2005 0 4 1 0 0 7 4 1 0 0 17 2006 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 6 Total 0 4 3 2 4 15 15 3 0 0 46


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6.2 Queens Number of home and garden samples within each pH range:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

1995 0 0 0 7 20 33 27 13 0 0 100 1996 0 0 0 7 7 64 7 14 0 0 100 1997 0 3 15 21 21 33 3 3 0 0 100 1998 0 9 0 0 9 27 55 0 0 0 100 1999 0 0 0 5 33 38 13 10 3 0 100 Total 0 2 4 10 22 38 15 8 1 0 100

<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 2 0 0 15 2003 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 2 0 0 14 2004 0 1 5 7 7 11 1 1 0 0 33 2005 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 11 2006 0 0 0 2 13 15 5 4 1 0 40 Total 0 2 5 11 25 43 17 9 1 0 113


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6.3 Kings Number of home and garden samples within each pH range:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 0 29 24 14 19 14 0 0 100 2003 4 0 6 11 11 30 17 15 6 0 100 2004 0 2 7 14 14 21 29 12 0 0 100 2005 0 5 2 16 10 29 26 10 2 0 100 2006 0 4 4 2 21 28 26 11 2 2 100 Total 1 3 4 13 15 26 24 12 2 0 100

<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 0 6 5 3 4 3 0 0 21 2003 2 0 3 5 5 14 8 7 3 0 47 2004 0 1 3 6 6 9 12 5 0 0 42 2005 0 3 1 9 6 17 15 6 1 0 58 2006 0 2 2 1 10 13 12 5 1 1 47 Total 2 6 9 27 32 56 51 26 5 1 215


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6.4 Richmond Number of home and garden samples within each pH range:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 0 3 16 32 29 13 6 0 100 2003 5 5 3 0 16 8 41 19 3 0 100 2004 0 9 18 9 9 27 18 9 0 0 100 2005 0 0 0 0 50 25 25 0 0 0 100 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 100 Total 2 4 4 2 16 20 33 15 4 0 100

<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 0 0 0 1 5 10 9 4 2 0 31 2003 2 2 1 0 6 3 15 7 1 0 37 2004 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 11 2005 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Total 2 3 3 2 14 17 28 13 3 0 85


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6.5 Manhattan Number of home and garden samples within each pH range:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Lowest: 2 9 4 7 2 Highest: 258 237 268 86 266 Mean: - - - - - Median: 81 30 21 44 30


<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 2 0 6 10 30 12 23 15 1 0 100 2003 0 0 0 5 16 45 27 4 2 0 100 2004 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 75 0 0 100 2005 0 25 0 0 0 50 0 25 0 0 100 2006 0 0 0 14 14 29 43 0 0 0 100 Total 1 1 3 8 23 26 25 12 1 0 100

<4.5 4.5-4.9

5.0-5.4

5.5-5.9

6.0-6.4

6.5-6.9

7.0-7.4

7.5-7.9

8.0-8.4

>8.4 Total

2002 2 0 5 8 24 10 19 12 1 0 81 2003 0 0 0 3 9 25 15 2 1 0 55 2004 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 2005 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 2006 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 7 Total 2 1 5 12 34 40 37 18 2 0 151


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7. Phosphorus

7.1 Bronx Number of home and garden samples within each range Morgan extractable P range (lbs/acre Morgan P):

<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total

VL L M H VH VH VH VH VH VH 2002 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 8 2003 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 2004 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 2005 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 2 2 4 17 2006 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Total 0 0 2 19 6 8 0 2 3 6 46

VL = very low, L = low, M = medium, H = high, VH = very high.

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Lowest: 8 16 7 21 16 Highest: 204 75 266 936 36 Mean: 70 37 80 266 24 Median: 60 27 53 75 23

Percent of home and garden samples within each Morgan extractable phosphorus range:

<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total



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7.2 Queens Number of home and garden samples within each range Morgan extractable P range (lbs/acre Morgan P):

<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total



2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total




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7.3 Kings Number of home and garden samples within each range Morgan extractable P range (lbs/acre Morgan P):

<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total



2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total




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7.4 Richmond Number of home and garden samples within each range Morgan extractable P range (lbs/acre Morgan P):

<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total



2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total




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7.5 Manhattan Number of home and garden samples within each range Morgan extractable P range (lbs/acre Morgan P):

<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total



2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<1 1-3 4-8 9-39 40-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

>200 Total




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8. Potassium 8.1 Bronx Number of home and garden samples within each K range (lbs K/acre Morgan extraction):

Soil Management Group 2 <40 40-69 70-99 100-164 >164 Total Very Low Low Medium High Very High 2002 0 0 0 1 1 2 2003 0 0 0 1 0 1 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 0 0 0 1 2 3 Total (#) 0 0 0 3 3 6 Total (%) 0 0 0 50 50 100

Soil Management Group 3 <45 45-79 80-119 120-199 >199 Total 2002 0 0 0 0 1 1 2003 0 0 0 2 1 3 2004 0 0 0 2 2 4 2005 0 0 0 1 9 10 2006 0 0 0 0 2 2 Total 0 0 0 5 15 20 Total (%) 0 0 0 25 75 100

Soil Management Group 4 <55 55-99 100-149 150-239 >239 Total 2002 0 0 0 0 4 4 2003 0 0 2 1 0 3 2004 0 0 0 1 0 1 2005 0 0 0 2 2 4 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total (#) 0 0 2 4 6 12 Total (%) 0 0 17 33 50 100



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Number of home and garden samples within each potassium classification:

Summary (#)

Very Low

Low Medium High Very High

Total

2002 0 0 0 1 7 8 2003 0 0 3 4 2 9 2004 0 0 0 3 3 6 2005 0 0 0 5 12 17 2006 0 0 0 1 5 6 Total # 0 0 3 14 29 46

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


Percent of samples submitted for home and garden within each potassium classification.

Summary (%)

Very

Low

Low Medium High Very

High

Total

2002 0 0 0 13 88 100 2003 0 0 33 44 22 100 2004 0 0 0 50 50 100 2005 0 0 0 29 71 100 2006 0 0 0 17 83 100 Grand Total 0 0 7 30 63 100


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8.2 Queens Number of home and garden samples within each K range (lbs K/acre Morgan extraction):


Soil Management Group 3 <45 45-79 80-119 120-199 >199 Total 2002 0 0 1 2 3 6 2003 0 0 2 2 5 9 2004 0 1 0 2 6 9 2005 0 0 0 1 1 2 2006 0 2 2 7 6 17 Total 0 3 5 14 21 43 Total (%) 0 7 12 33 49 100





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Summary (#)

Very Low

Low Medium High Very High

Total

2002 0 0 2 6 7 15 2003 0 0 4 3 7 14 2004 0 4 5 12 12 33 2005 0 0 3 5 3 11 2006 0 6 13 11 10 40 Total # 0 10 27 37 39 113

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



Summary (%) Very

Low

Low Medium High Very

High

Total

2002 0 0 13 40 47 100 2003 0 0 29 21 50 100 2004 0 12 15 36 36 100 2005 0 0 27 45 27 100 2006 0 15 33 28 25 100 Grand Total 0 9 24 33 35 100


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8.3 Kings Number of home and garden samples within each K range (lbs K/acre Morgan extraction):






36


Summary (#)

Very Low Low Medium High Very High Total

2002 0 1 2 4 14 21 2003 1 3 5 23 15 47 2004 1 2 4 15 20 42 2005 0 1 3 20 34 58 2006 0 1 8 8 30 47 Total # 2 8 22 70 113 215

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



Summary (%) Very Low Low Medium High Very High Total

2002 0 5 10 19 67 100 2003 2 6 11 49 32 100 2004 2 5 10 36 48 100 2005 0 2 5 34 59 100 2006 0 2 17 17 64 100 Grand Total 1 4 10 33 53 100


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8.4 Richmond Number of home and garden samples within each K range (lbs K/acre Morgan extraction):






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Summary (#) Very Low Low Medium High Very High Total

2002 1 5 4 9 12 31 2003 3 4 4 9 17 37 2004 0 2 1 2 6 11 2005 0 0 0 0 4 4 2006 0 0 1 1 0 2 Total # 4 11 10 21 39 85

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006




2002 3 16 13 29 39 100 2003 8 11 11 24 46 100 2004 0 18 9 18 55 100 2005 0 0 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 0 50 50 100 Grand Total 5 13 12 25 46 100


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8.5 Manhattan Number of home and garden samples within each K range (lbs K/acre Morgan extraction):

Soil Management Group 2

<40 40-69 70-99 100-164 >164 Total Very Low Low Medium High Very High 2002 0 1 0 1 1 2 2003 0 0 0 1 9 10 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 0 0 0 0 1 1 2006 0 0 0 0 2 2 Total (#) 0 1 0 2 13 16 Total (%) 0 6 0 13 81 100


<45 45-79 80-119 120-199 >199 Total 2002 0 0 1 8 12 21 2003 0 0 0 5 3 8 2004 0 0 0 1 0 1 2005 0 0 0 0 1 1 2006 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total (#) 0 0 1 14 17 32 Total (%) 0 0 3 44 53 100






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Summary (#) Very Low Low Medium High Very High Total

2002 0 1 2 19 59 81 2003 0 0 8 15 32 55 2004 0 0 0 3 1 4 2005 0 0 1 0 3 4 2006 0 0 0 2 5 7 Total # 0 1 11 39 100 151

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006




2002 0 1 2 23 73 100 2003 0 0 15 27 58 100 2004 0 0 0 75 25 100 2005 0 0 25 0 75 100 2006 0 0 0 29 71 100 Grand Total 0 1 7 26 66 100


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9. Magnesium

9.1 Bronx Number of home and garden samples within each Mg range (lbs Morgan Mg/acre):

<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total

Very Low Low Medium High Very High

2002 0 0 0 1 7 8 2003 0 0 0 0 9 9 2004 0 0 0 1 5 7 2005 0 0 0 0 17 17 2006 0 0 0 1 5 6 Total 0 0 0 3 43 46

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


Percent of home and garden samples within each Mg range (lbs Morgan Mg/acre):

<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 0 13 88 100 2003 0 0 0 0 100 100 2004 0 0 0 17 83 100 2005 0 0 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 0 17 83 100 Total 0 0 0 7 93 100


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9.2 Queens Number of home and garden samples within each Mg range (lbs Morgan Mg/acre):

<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 0 3 12 15 2003 0 0 0 1 13 14 2004 0 0 1 12 20 33 2005 0 1 0 2 8 11 2006 0 0 1 14 25 40 Total 0 1 2 32 78 113

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 0 20 80 100 2003 0 0 0 7 93 100 2004 0 0 3 36 61 100 2005 0 0 0 18 73 100 2006 0 9 3 35 63 100 Total 0 1 2 28 69 100


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9.3 Kings Number of home and garden samples within each Mg range (lbs Morgan Mg/acre):

<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 1 0 4 16 21 2003 0 1 2 7 37 47 2004 0 1 1 8 32 42 2005 0 2 0 11 45 58 2006 0 1 0 1 45 47 Total 0 6 3 31 175 215

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 5 0 19 76 100 2003 0 2 4 15 79 100 2004 0 2 2 19 76 100 2005 0 3 0 19 78 100 2006 0 2 0 2 96 100 Total 0 3 1 14 81 100


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9.4 Richmond Number of home and garden samples within each Mg range (lbs Morgan Mg/acre):

<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 0 3 28 31 2003 0 2 0 2 33 37 2004 0 0 0 0 11 11 2005 0 0 0 0 4 4 2006 0 0 0 0 2 2 Total 0 2 0 5 78 85

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 0 10 90 100 2003 0 5 0 5 89 100 2004 0 0 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 0 0 100 100 Total 0 2 0 6 92 100


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9.5 Manhattan Number of home and garden samples within each Mg range (lbs Morgan Mg/acre):

<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 1 7 73 81 2003 0 0 0 6 49 55 2004 0 0 0 0 4 4 2005 0 0 0 1 3 4 2006 0 0 0 2 5 7 Total 0 0 1 16 134 151

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



<20 20-65 66-100 101-199 >199 Total


2002 0 0 1 9 90 100 2003 0 0 0 11 89 100 2004 0 0 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 0 25 75 100 2006 0 0 0 29 71 100 Total 0 0 1 11 89 100


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10. Iron 10.1 Bronx Iron (lbs Fe/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages: 0-49 >49 Total 0-49 >49 Total Normal Excessive Normal Excessive 2002 8 0 8 100 0 100 2003 9 0 9 100 0 100 2004 6 0 6 100 0 100 2005 13 4 17 76 24 100 2006 6 0 6 100 0 100 Total 42 4 46 91 9 100

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Lowest: 2 3 8 3 4 Highest: 18 18 38 119 26 Mean: 6 10 18 29 15 Median: 7 11 13 8 15

10.2 Queens Iron (lbs Fe/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages: 0-49 >49 Total 0-49 >49 Total Normal Excessive Normal Excessive 2002 15 0 15 100 0 100 2003 12 2 14 86 14 100 2004 33 0 33 100 0 100 2005 11 0 11 100 0 100 2006 39 1 40 98 3 100 Total 110 3 113 97 3 100



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10.3 Kings Iron (lbs Fe/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages: 0-49 >49 Total 0-49 >49 Total Normal Excessive Normal Excessive 2002 20 1 21 95 5 100 2003 45 2 47 96 4 100 2004 41 1 42 98 2 100 2005 54 4 58 93 7 100 2006 46 1 47 98 2 100 Total 206 9 113 96 4 100


10.4 Richmond Iron (lbs Fe/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages: 0-49 >49 Total 0-49 >49 Total Normal Excessive Normal Excessive 2002 29 2 31 94 6 100 2003 35 2 37 95 5 100 2004 10 1 11 91 9 100 2005 4 0 4 100 0 100 2006 2 0 2 100 0 100 Total 80 5 85 94 6 100



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10.5 Manhattan Iron (lbs Fe/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages: 0-49 >49 Total 0-49 >49 Total Normal Excessive Normal Excessive 2002 74 7 81 91 0 100 2003 55 0 55 100 0 100 2004 4 0 4 100 0 100 2005 4 0 4 100 0 100 2006 7 0 7 100 0 100 Total 144 7 151 95 5 100



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11. Manganese 11.1 Bronx Manganese (lbs Mn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

0-99 >99 Total 0-99 >99 Total Normal Excessive Normal Excessive 2002 8 0 8 100 0 100 2003 6 3 9 67 33 100 2004 6 0 6 100 0 100 2005 13 4 17 76 24 100 2006 6 0 6 100 0 100 Total 39 7 46 85 15 100


11.2 Queens Manganese (lbs Mn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:




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11.3 Kings Manganese (lbs Mn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:



11.4 Richmond Manganese (lbs Mn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:




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11.5 Manhattan Manganese (lbs Mn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

0-99 >99 Total 0-99 >99 Total

Normal Excessive Normal Excessive

2002 79 2 81 98 2 100 2003 53 2 55 96 4 100 2004 4 0 4 100 0 100 2005 4 0 4 100 0 100 2006 7 0 7 100 0 100 Total 147 4 151 97 3 100

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006



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12. Zinc 12.1 Bronx Zinc (lbs Zn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


12.2 Queens Zinc (lbs Zn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


<0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total <0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total

Low Medium High Low Medium High

2002 0 0 8 8 0 0 100 100 2003 0 0 9 9 0 0 100 100 2004 0 0 6 6 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 17 17 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 6 6 0 0 100 100 Total 0 0 46 46 0 0 100 100

<0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total <0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total


2002 0 0 15 15 0 0 100 100 2003 0 0 14 14 0 0 100 100 2004 0 0 33 33 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 11 11 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 40 40 0 0 100 100 Total 0 0 113 113 0 0 100 100


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12.3 Kings Zinc (lbs Zn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


12.4 Richmond Zinc (lbs Zn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


<0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total <0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total


2002 0 0 21 21 0 0 100 100 2003 0 0 47 47 0 0 100 100 2004 0 0 42 42 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 58 58 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 47 47 0 0 100 100 Total 0 0 215 215 0 0 100 100

<0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total <0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total


2002 0 0 31 31 0 0 100 100 2003 0 0 37 37 0 0 100 100 2004 0 0 11 11 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 4 4 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100 Total 0 0 85 85 0 0 100 100


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12.5 Manhattan Zinc (lbs Zn/acre Morgan extraction) in samples for home and garden: Total number of samples: Percentages:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


<0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total <0.5 0.5-1.0 >1 Total


2002 0 0 81 81 0 0 100 100 2003 0 0 55 55 0 0 100 100 2004 0 0 4 4 0 0 100 100 2005 0 0 4 4 0 0 100 100 2006 0 0 7 7 0 0 100 100 Total 0 0 151 151 0 0 100 100


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Appendix: Cornell Crop Codes

Crop codes are used in the Cornell Nutrient Analyses Laboratory.

Crop Code

Crop Description

ALG ATF BLU CEM COS FLA GRA HRB IDL LAW MVG OTH PER PRK ROD ROS ROU RSP SAG SPB STR SUB TOM TRF

Ornamentals adapted to pH 4.5 to 6.0 Athletic Field Blueberries Cemetery Corn silage Flowering Annuals Grapes Herbs Idle land Lawn Mixed vegetables Other Perennials Park Roadside Roses Rough turf Raspberries Ornamentals adapted to pH 6.0 to 7.5 Spring flowering bulbs Strawberries Summer flowering bulbs Tomatoes Tree fruits

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